James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1890

THE AVERAGES (FIRST -CLASS) OF 1888 . 2 1 7 B A T T I N GA V E R A G E S.-Continued. I n n s. T i m e s n o to u t. M o s tin R u n s. a nI n n s. Average. Butler, E. M. 1 1 1 1 2 9 4 4 1 2 . 9 W o o d 2 1 2 2 3 5 4 9 12.7 W e s t(J. E.) 1 4 2 1 4 7 4 1 1 2 . 3 B a r t o n 1 2 1 1 3 2 3 2 1 2 Bowley 1 4 5 1 0 6 2 7 11.7 Ulyett 4 4 3 4 8 1 4 5 11.30 Painter 2 3 0 2 6 7 5 0 11.14 Watson(A.) .. 2 2 7 1 6 9 2 3 1 1 . 4 Walker. J. G. 2 2 0 2 4 0 4 4 10.20 Pullen , W. W.F. 2 1 0 2 1 8 5 1 1 0 . 8 Burton, C. D . 1 7 8 9 5 *1 6 10.5 Grace, E. M...... 1 9 1 1 8 3 8 7 1 0 . 3 B r a n n, G. 1 2 1 1 1 1 3 7 1 0 . 1 1 T H EB O W L E R S . ENGLISHamateurbowling has for along time been at a low ebb, and with the exception of Messrs . S. M. J. Woods, whois, moreover, an Australian , Nepean andStoddart , there is no one at the present time whocan possibly be regarded as at all approaching first class , particularly nowthat Mr. W. G. Grace is begin- ning to feel the effects of increasing years and weight . The honours , therefore , are monopolized by the professionals entirely . W eare inclined , too ,to think that in this department the Players were never better , taking into account the superior condition of moderngrounds, than they are just now. Attewell and Briggs, as will be seen , have the best figures , andboth took every possible use ofthewicket, good as well as bad. Their performances were, taking into ac- countthe amountof workthey had to do, most creditable . Lohmann, Mold, Wright, Martin, and Peel were the only others who obtained more than ahun- dredwickets , though the veteran Watsongot within measurable distance with ninety to his credit . These namedrepresent a remarkable septette of bowlers , and it wouldbe difficult to nametheir equals of late years . Martinmadea markedadvance last year ; andconsidering that he had most of the workto do for Yorkshire , Peel deserves morecredit than his figures wouldseem to warrant. Lohmann's summary, though his wickets were on the whole rather more costly thanthose of Attewell or Briggs, wasone reflecting equal credit whenit is con- sidered that hedelivered over three hundredovers morethan anyother bowler of the year. H ewas the only one to secure over two hundred wickets during theseason , and remembering the constant workhe hadto perform dayafter day, toomuchpraise canhardly be accorded to him. Mold, whomadehis markfirst for Northamptonshire , fully maintained the high reputation he gained with that countyinhis first season with Lancashire . H e proved himself to be without a doubt one of quite the best bowlers of the day. For his great pace he makes the ball do a lot , and as a really fast bowler we do not think he has really any superior . Ofthe newcounty players , Whitehead, of Yorkshire , andSharpe, of Surrey, appear to be the mostpromising . B O W L I N GA V E R A G E S . Attewell Briggs ........ Fox, C. J. M. W a t s o n Richardson Wright . . . . . . O v e r s. M a i d e n s. R u n s. Wickets. Average. 1314.2 6 5 4 1 5 5 5 1 4 0 11.15 1040.3 4 4 7 1 6 4 6 1 4 0 11.106 6 7 9 2 6 2 1 2 0 7 1 0 2 11.85 1 2 9 . 2 5 2 2 0 7 1 6 12.15 8 5 0 . 3 4 3 8 1139 9 0 12.59 6 6 8 3 4 9 8 1 6 6 4 12.48 3 0 8 1 4 6 6 1 1 4 12.98 863.2 . . . . . .